Bottle-filler.



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Patented Aug. 20, 1918.:

Bom'E FILLER.. APPLICATION FILED MAILI A V/A//////////////// E. 4A.mmm 1. F. DUBBIN..

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BOTTLE -FILLER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. I, |911.

Patented Aug. 20, 1918.

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ERNEST A. momia AND JAMES rf DoBBiN, or JACKSONVILLE, FLoiaInA.l

Or'aZ/Z concern -i :Be it known that We, ERNEST countyofDuval and Statelof Florida, have invented.` certain new and useful Improvementsl inlBottle-Fillers; and we do declare the lfollowingto vbe a full,rclear,and eXact description, of; the invention, such as will enable othersskilledY in the art' to which'it appertains-to make and usetheY same.

Our invention-has for itsfobject to pro- -Y vide an Aextremely simpleand inexpensive object in Eview, thel invention resides-in the yethighlyfeicient apparatus for *rapidly4 and equally distributingap-predetermined,

quantity of liquid into la number of bottles orothercontainers, and withthis., general novel ifeatures of construction Vand unique combinationsof` p'artsv Lto be hereinafter fullydescribed and-,claimed thedescriptive matter being'- supplemented by the accom`' l panyingdrawings which constitute a peut of thissvapplication :and which: Y IFigure'l is a front velevation of the iinprovedxapparatusyf `Y v Eig. 2is avertical sectional' view-thereof onthel plane of the line2'-2offl4`ig.-1;

In he, drawings above'brieflyV described,

the Anur'neral lhas reference toaliat hori-A zontal 'base from which aApair of vertical boards or other suitable supports 2 rise, the lowerends of the rear, edges of said boards being braced bya strip 3 vsecuredthereto and to the ,basel 1. The upper ends of the boards 2 :supportthereon a top-board or bottle support; 4 havingv an opening 5 throughwhich the ,neckV Nof the large bot-- tle B of liquid to beA distributedis inserted into the tilting receptacle 6.I

',The receptacle 6 is closedon the` exception that vit is provided with;an

opening7 in its top alined with lthe opening 5, said. receptacle havingarchannel-shaped bottom 8 V which is preferably inthe form of a. V,hitman/ers@ section :ci Fm@ the "lowest l j specicatiqntf Lettersraient Aram 1,. and JAMES Ff.fDoBB1Ncitizens of the United States,residing at l Jacksonville, 1n the all sides with` l BOTTLE-Brunn.

pointpoff this bottom, aplurality of siphon tubes 9 incline upwardlyand# outwardly tol a point 10 and at this point are bent downwardlytolform kdischarge nozzles 11 for insertion in the necks of thebottles.,

The receptacle 6 is provided with an op'- erating handle '12 by means.of which it ymay be tilted as hereinafter described but a spring'catch13 coperates with said handle to normallyprevent movement" of saidreceptacle.

To permit the usel ofthe apparatusV for 4filling, bottles withvmore orless liquid, the

journalsll upon which the receptacle 6 is mounted .are preferablyreceivable in any 'of the angular notches 15 formed in bracket plates 16which arecby preference secured to cleats'l', thelatter being in turnvviX/ed :to

the innerfacesof the side boards 2. The receptaclel is thus renderedquicklya'nd easily adjustable to different heights so that itwill' befilled to a greater or less extent bythe bottle B. Y' y f A'bottlesupporting platform 18 vis carried -by la horizontally disposed frame 19whose rear portion. is disposed between the sideY boards 2 and fulcrumedlat. 20 to brackets-21 secured to said boards, coiled springs22,4b'eing1 'connected at their opposite endsto the frame 19 and thebase 1 for' returning the latter to normalposition.'V

The upward movement oflthe platform 18 Patented Ang. 2o, 1918.Appiiatiqn meamafeh 1,1917.- seriai No. 15139917 Y islimitedy by-L-shaped stops 28adjustably f secured to Vbrackets'z24 carried kby the'innen sides of the boards 2.-' By' adjusting the A stops 28, thevframe'v18 may'svving upwardly to a greater or less eXtent'to adjust thema'- chine 'for vriillingbottles of dierent sizes.

The rear yedge of the platform v18 is by preference provided with an:upstanding wall 25, Vsaid wall serving toretain `the bottle l container26 inproper position upon the platform; las shown clearly linthedrawin'gs.

In operationythe' bottle B of liquid to be distributed into the bottlesis inverted so that its neck N projects through the open-l ings V5 vand.7 into the receptacle 6, the latter being held against tilting by thespring catch 13, and -said receptaclewill thus be filled until theliquid. therein cuts off the entrance 0fair into thelbottle BE -'lhebot;V

tles to be iilled are now placed in the container 26 and the latter isplaced on the `platform 18 after depressing the frame 19 and willbeequally distributed inv all of 'the' bottles. When the liquid level inthe bottles rises to' that in the'receptacle, which level is constantlymaintained by thebottle'B, the filling operation will automatically'cease. rlhe lever 12 is then returnedv to itsfno'rmal position and thefilled bottles are removed.

`The apparatus is designed primarilyfor distributing numerous kinds ofliquids from the large bottles in which they are'shipped, these bottlesbeing usually of a size'tov con'- tain five gallons butit'will beunderstood that the apparatus can be made to coperate with any sizereservoir and that this reser# voir need not necessarily be in the formof a largefbottle. 1t could welll be of any suit;v able constructionandthe liquid to be distributed could be poured into the same' fromthecontainers in which it is shipped or stored;

Obviously, the machine may bemade ine different sizes for filling'different numbers of bottles at thev same tim'e'and for filling eithersmallv or large containers, although the features of constructiony abovedescribedV- permit a wide range of adjustmentfso that a machineconstructed;primarily for filling bottles of one' size, may be employedto' advantage' foriillingl those which are' either larger or smaller.

0n; account of the advantages derived from the construction shown' anddescribed, it constitutes the preferred form ofthe'fapparatus butit isto be understood that 'within the scope of the kinvention asV claimed,numerous changes may bevk made without sacricing the principaladvantages.

We claim as our'inventionr` 1: A liquid dispensingv appara-tuscomprisinga support for an inverted reservoir bottle,- a tiltingreceptacle belowsaid support into' which the neck 'ofthe bottle eX-tends, the bottom of said receptacle being Vsshapein transverse section,a plurality of metal outletitube's passing through one side of' saidreceptacle and disposed vtransversely offits axis, saidtubesextendin'g'across half the; width ofsaid V-shapedbotto1n incontactv therewith f and bei-ng secured thereto,

whereby said tubes are securely braced7 said tubes projecting from saidreceptacle and having their outer ends bent downwardly for reception inthe bottles to be filled, and a depressible bottle support below saidV,downwardly bent end.

2. A structure as'specified in" claim '1, together with .a bar extendingtransversely across the outer end of said tubes and secured thereto, anda handle secured to one end ofA said receptacle andsecured" between itsyends-to saidbar.

3. A bottle iilling apparatus comprising a pair of vertical sidemembersr having brackets secured'to theirinne'r sides, said bracketskhaving'notches formed inl their up?V per ends, a substantiallyhorizontal frame extending between said sidei members at itsJ rear endandi'havinria bottlel,supportat"its'Y from end, the destare-'0f Said'namen-ay: ing trunnions received removably in? said notches, and!springs'securedv to 'the' rear ends of` said side bars and? exertingstress thereonI to retain saidl trunnion's-"in" said'f notches; togetherwith a:l tiltingfreceptaole abovesaid` frame, outlet si'phon'sf'frornsaid receptacle; and" means forfsupplying liquidi to said receptacle. c

4Q. 'A bottlefilling 'apparatus' compri'sing a base,` a `"pair ofparallel'verticalfside memfbers rising from' sai-d'ba'se, a horizontalres"-4 ervoir bottle suppor't'resting onfand`secured' to theupper endsof said side meinbersgsaid support having t an? 1 opening: through"lwhich" the" bottle neck projects', a pair"4 ofii bracket: platessecured to the inn'erfsides'of; said side: members andivhaviiigfvertically spaced` in# clined notches, a1 tilting receptaclebetween said side members and having-lateral trun-V ni'ons received insaid:notchesfor:adjusting said receptacle toward'ialnd awayl from saidbottle'support, the bottom of isaid receptacle being Vishapedinftransverse section,a plu'- rality of metal outlet tubes passing`through the front side' of sa'i'd.1receptac'le1 andv eX- tending acrossonelha'lf'thewidth of said V-shaped bttom" in' Contact therewith andsecured thereto,-' whereby s'aidl tubes are se.

edf to 'the'V rear' end ofl said frame for siert-- raise the front endof said frame and retain set our hands in tl'le presence of two sub'-sad trunnons in said notches, adjustable scrbng witnesses.

stops for limiting the upward movement of ERNEST A. RICKER. the frontend of said framefand a bottle JAMES F. DOBBIN. 5 support mounted onsaid front end to sup- Witnesses:

port the bottles to be filled. ALoIs ZAPPs,

In testimony whereof we have hereunto W. N. NICHOLS.

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